newtown reminder of the season marred by violence. a chilling tale emerged of six children find quietly sitting in a semi circle on gene rose's driveway. he didn't know why they were there but he took them into his home. >> this boy said we can't go back. we can't go back to the school. we can't go back. we don't have a teacher. >> reporter: rosen said sometime later that day his joy of hosting these young boys and girls turned to pain when a mother came looking for her child. >> she said, is my son here and she said i heard six kids were here. and i said, no he's not. but maybe he's at the fire house. i looked at the casualty list, and her son was on it. >> reporter: and people continue flocking to newtown where they shuffle through a growing memorial. candles and delicate angel figurines greeting them. there are layers and layers of stuffed animals, some soaking wet from two days of rain. other kids who attended school other than sandy hook returned to school today. but many of them said they didn't get much work done but they did d